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Community Water System · PWS NM3512814

Fort Stanton Historic Site

Lincoln, New Mexico 88338 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 102 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

102
People served
286
EPA violations
42
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 286 drinking-water violations at Fort Stanton Historic Site, 15% of them health-based - above the New Mexico per-system average.

286
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
102
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fort Stanton Historic Site

Fort Stanton Historic Site is a state-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 102 residents in Lincoln, New Mexico (Lincoln County) through 30 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 286 total violations for this system , of which 42 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 167 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 39 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New Mexico, EPA tracks 1,037 public water systems serving 2,027,497 people, with 154,522 cumulative violations and 38,650 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 149 violations. Statewide, 70 of 72 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (97.2%).

Fort Stanton Historic Site's 286 violations sit above the New Mexico average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
102
Total Violations
286
Health-Based Violations
42
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
30
County
Lincoln
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
167
Treatment Tech Violations
24

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 39 2012
TTHM MR 31 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 31 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 28 2003
Coliform (TCR) Other 26 1997
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 2013
Groundwater Rule TT 14 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2024
Chlorine MR 12 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 10 1997
Public Notice Other 4 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2025
Asbestos MR 2 2002

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Fort Stanton Historic Site.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NM3512814 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New Mexico Drinking Water Authority

New Mexico's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find NM regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 0999
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 8000
2024 Groundwater Rule TT 14 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 0700
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 7000
2022 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 7500
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 5000
2016 TTHM MR 31 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 2950
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 31 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 2456
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 3100
2012 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 39 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 0200
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 28 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 3100
2002 Asbestos MR 2 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 1094
1997 Coliform (TCR) Other 26 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 3100
1997 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 10 SDWIS / NM3512814 / 0200

How Fort Stanton Historic Site Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Fort Stanton Historic Site New Mexico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 286 149 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 42 37.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 97.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 102 1,955 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,037 regulated public water systems in New Mexico.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fort Stanton Historic Site water safe to drink? ▼
Fort Stanton Historic Site (PWS ID: NM3512814) has 286 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 102 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fort Stanton Historic Site serve? ▼
Fort Stanton Historic Site serves 102 people in Lincoln, New Mexico. It is a State-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 30 service connections.
What type of violations does Fort Stanton Historic Site have? ▼
Fort Stanton Historic Site has 286 total violations: 42 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 167 monitoring/reporting violations, and 24 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fort Stanton Historic Site water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fort Stanton Historic Site under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fort Stanton Historic Site use? ▼
Fort Stanton Historic Site uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.